Rack support



Oct. 21 1924. v 1,512,151

L. C. WETZEL RACK SUPPORT Filed May 5. 19 21 LEWIS 6T WETZEL Patented Oct. 21, 1924.

LEWIS C. WETZEL, OF WINDSOR, ONTARI COMPANY, OF TOLEDO, OHIO, A

Application filed May 5, 1921.

O, CANADA, ASSIGNOR TO TOLEDO SCALE CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

RACK SUPPORT.

To all whom it may co'rwem:

Be it known that I, LEwIs C. VVE'rzEL, a

citizen of the United Windsor,

States, residing at Province of Ontario, Canada, have This invention relates to weighing scales,

and particularly to scales of the type in which an indicator is operated from the weighing mechanism by means of a rack meshing with indicator.

a pinion connected with the The object of the invention is to provide an improved mounting for the rack bar,

whereby the rack and pinion may be readily brought into alignment to secure substantially perfect mesh, and the object is accomplished by making tween the rack bar and the connection bethe weighing mechanism adjustable angularly as well as perpendicularly relative to the lane of movement of the part to which it is connected.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following dBSCIlPlllOIEdIl which reference is had to the accompanying drawings illustrating a preferred embodiment of my invention and wherein similar reference numerals desi gnate similar parts throughout the several views.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a rear elevation of a scale with the housing broken away to show the rack foot mounting embodying my invention,

part of the weighing shown in dotted lines;

mechanism being Figure 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the rack foot mounting;

Figure 3 is foot shown in away; and

Figure Figure 2,

a rear elevation of the rack parts being broken 4 is an enlarged fragmentary detail view, partly in section, showing the rack foot adjusting means.

Figure 5 is a plan view of a scale lever having mounted thereon a rack foot embodying my invention.

By way of example invention as applied to I have shown my a scale having a base 1 which supports a housing 2 containing the load-offsetting scale.

cylindrical chart and i mechanism of the The indicator is of the type having a s contained within a substantially cylindrical casing 3 mounted upon the housing 2.

The load-offsetting Serial No. 467,101.

mechanism shown in dotted lines in Figure 1 consists essentially of a pendulum 4 sus' pended from knife-edge pivots 5 rockably mounted in bearings 6. the bearings 6 being rigidly secured upon brackets extending into the housing 2. The pendulum 4 has a power sector 7 rigidly connected thereto and a flexible steel band or ribbon 8 is fastened at its upper end to the power sector and passes downwardly over the arcuate surface thereof, being connected at its lower end to the nose of the main lever of the scale.

Extending laterally from the nose end of the main scale lever and rigid with respect thereto is an arm 9 carrying a pair of rearwardly projecting perforated lugs 10 and 10 to which the rack foot embodying my invention is pivoted by means of a rod 11 passing through the lugs 10 and 10 and through a pair of ears 12 depending from the ends of the plate 13. The plate 13 is secured by means of screws 15 to a horizontally extending portion of a comparatively heavy rack foot 14, the plate being provided with elongated slots 16 to receive the screws 15 and thereby provide for ad justment. By loosening the screws 15 lateral adjustment may be secured between the two members.

To prevent relative lateral movement of the rod 11 and the plate 13 a hollow sleeve 23 and a collar 24 are mounted upon the rod between the depending ears 12. It will be understood that the collar 24 is locked in position on the rod 11 by the set screw 25, the collar and sleeve thus serving to prevent any lateral movement. between the members.

The projecting lug 10 has an enlarged horizontal aperture 17 therein, adapted to receive the end of the rod, and also a vertical aperture which contains a threaded stud 18, the threaded stud having a hole bored transversely therethrough to loosely receive the extremity of the rod 11. The vertical aperture in the lug 10 is unthreaded so that the threaded stud may be moved upwardly or downwardly therein by means of adjusting lock nuts 19 threaded upon opposite ends of the stud. By loosening one nut and tightening the other a vertical adjustment of the stud may be secured, this adjustment resulting in a slight angular adjustment of the rod 11. The upper portion of the stud 18 is longitudinally bored and threaded to reeeive a. set screw adapted- 1501 prevent. endvvise movement of the rod 11.

Suitably clamped in a kerf formed in the side portion 21 of the rack foot is a re silient plat 22* which extends outwardly to a position directly over the rod 11 and. yieldingly supports the threaded lower end of the indirator o 'iernting raek bar 27,. an in ternally threaded member 26 Split longitmlinnlily and presided with apertured lugs Q25 lining arranged to clamp: the reek bar fiinmly to the plate; The reek bar may lllJilElS he threaded into the member 26 and mired into sueh position that its teeth cor- Heetly align and; mesh with the teeth of the piniaon 2%. The HiPQYlEl'HQd lugs 28 may then be drawn together by a locking screw 30 so. the reek hwr is elemped against 81C- e-i'dentel than-ring; movement,

The center oll gravity of the reek foot is normally amrmreed in: a plane slightly out of alignment with that of the rod 11 and so: pnsitlioned that; the Weight; of the rack feet tends to swing the reek ber forwardly to hold the reek in mesh with the pinion 22 Intern]: edjinstinent can be effected by verflically shifting the position of the stud 18 umtilthe rack bar is swung laterally sufii- I eiaently to lie in a; plane parallel to the plane oil nievement of the pinion 29 and then moving th reek bodily, it neeessary, by means efthe screw- :md slot adjustment 15-16.

While it will be apparent that the illushated embodiment of my invention herein disclosed is Well eslcnlated to adequately fulfill the objects primarily stated, it is to be understood that the invention is snseeptible to variation. modification and change within the spirit and scope of the si-ibjoined claims.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1; In a device or" the class described, in combination, a shaft, arack bar pivoted npmi said shaft and extending at substantially right angles thereto, and means for adjusting; the position of one end of said shaft to thereb effect an angular adjustmeal of said rack bar.

2. In a device of the eless described, in eambination, alever, a. shaft mounted thereem with its axis substantially perpendicular to the plane of movement of said lever, 2

reele bar pivotelly supported, upon said shaft, and means fhl v'e'rtticailfiy edliusting J (Line end snppested by said lever and its other a enKl siippor ted by said vertieelly edjusteble member. and a reel; her meunted on said shalt.

In a device an; the class deseri bed, in

)l11bi121-R4Llll,. a. lever, span of pggojeetions on said lever, said prejeetions being horis'ontnlly spertuired, a shaft reeeived, the apertures of said projections, one oi said projeetioi-is being vertically apertured', a threaded member reeeived in the verticsl apertureof said projection, said threaded member being apertuned and receiving an end of said sha'fit, and nuts threaded on said member whereby it may be. vertically adjusted to singularly adjust; seid shalt,

6. In a device of the class described, in combination, a lever, 21, 'r 0% horizontally spertiired prejeetionst erein, a shaft reeeived in the apertures of said projections, one of said proieetions being vertically zkpertured, a member received in the vertieel aperture of said projection, said member ezrrrying one end of said shaft, and means for vertiea-lly aidj'ustil ig said member.

7. In a device of the class described, in combination, a lever, a shaft carried by said lever, a yokefilike member pivotally mounted on said shaft, a sleeve and a collar mdunted upon said shaft and interpesecl between the arms of said yoke-likerneniber, means for adjustably fixing collar to said shalt, and means. for singularly adjusting said shaft on said lever.

LEWIS CQVETZEL. Witnesses HARM; 0. EHSBEEGERVV 

